Growing Wheat and Corn

I met this retired individual about five years ago at a Chinese association banquet. I wanted to interview him regarding how he immigrated to Canada but he was reluctant to talk about his early childhood which is the case with many of the Chinese who immigrated to Canada in the 1950's. One has to respect a person's privacy so I did not pursue the matter but in our conversation I ascertained he was an avid gardener. I told him I had my own greenhouse and from that point in time we have become good friends because of our mutual interest in growing plants. My friend being retired likes to experiment in creating automatic watering devices that distribute water to growing plants on a consistent basis. On July  25, I visited his home to view his latest experiment in growing wheat and corn with his latest underground gravity watering system. The watering system is based on the concept that as the roots of the plant require more water the roots create the suction that draws the water from the underground tube. The result is that the plants have a uniform source of water.  In traditional watering with sprinklers or irrigation, plants are initially soaked with too much water and the soil dries out between watering intervals. Moreover, it is almost impossible to distribute water equally to all the plants with some plants receiving more water than others that results in uneven growth with some plants being larger, others smaller and some dying due to insufficient water.  With the automatic watering device developed over a four year period, he has finally succeeded in growing wheat and corn  twice the size a traditional farmer could grow in the same time frame. The wheat he has grown is almost five feet tall that was planted at the end of April and the corn that was planted in May is four feet tall. Growing corn in the Calgary area is almost impossible due to the short growing season but with a consistent watering system and full sunlight he has proven that corn can be grown in the Calgary area.